Student Services

Social Emotional Learning

As a District, our commitment is to prepare students for their future paths, by designing learning experiences that develop strong academic, social, and problem-solving skills.

We are further committed to providing students with social-emotional learning that enhances students’ abilities in school, careers, and life, including equipping students with strategies to manage stress and anxiety. The Board of Education has identified social-emotional learning as a key focus area for the 2018-19 School Year.

Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success. To that end, District 200 has developed a comprehensive framework that fully encompasses social-emotional learning (SEL).

Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success.

RELATIONSHIPS

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We believe meaningful teacher and peer relationships build school connectedness.

Students are connected to school through meaningful teacher-student relationships.

Students are connected to school through positive peer relationships.

Students feel a sense of belonging to their school.

MINDSET

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We believe teacher mindset and student mindset influence resilience, grit, and hope for the future.

Teachers believe that all students can grow and learn at high levels.

Students believe they can grow and learn through effort, resilience and grit.

Students embrace lifelong learning and possess hope for the future.

LEARNING

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We believe students learn and apply social-emotional skills in a variety of contexts.

Social-Emotional Learning occurs in a variety of contexts and settings:

Integration of standards into classroom instruction

Problem-Based, Project-Based, Service-Based Learning

Application of skills through co-curricular programming

Direct teaching and modeling of social-emotional skills

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

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We believe the emotional well-being of every student should be nurtured and supported.

Proactive instructional practices on wellness and emotional health

Responsive practices for at-risk students

Trauma-informed instructional practice Growing social-emotional skills in our students is essential to school and life success.

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS

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We believe behavior is shaped by providing clear expectations through direct teaching, modeling, monitoring and giving both positive and corrective feedback.